--- title: Ecclesiastes 5:17 (JPS 1917) — Behold that which I have seen: it is good, yea, it is comely for one… · tree and pragmatics description: Behold that which I have seen: it is good, yea, it is comely for one to eat and to drink, and to enjoy pleasure for all his labour, wherein he laboureth under the sun, all the days of his life which God hath given him; for this is his portion. Who acts: you, I, wrath, one. 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The page gives the sentence's syntax tree — a dependency tree in the style of Universal Dependencies, parsed by Mova and checked by a teacher model — and its pragmatics clause by clause: who acts (you, I, wrath, one), what happens, when and where, as Mova's frames read it. The original of the verse links back to its own tree and to the Targum. ## The tree {#tree} ```conllu # sent_id = jps:ECC:108 # text = Behold that which I have seen: it is good, yea, it is comely for one to eat and to drink, and to enjoy pleasure for all his labour, wherein he laboureth under the sun, all the days of his life which God hath given him; for this is his portion. 1 Behold behold VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 0 root _ _ 2 that that PRON DT Number=Sing|PronType=Dem 1 obj _ _ 3 which which PRON WDT PronType=Rel 6 obj _ _ 4 I I PRON PRP Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs 6 nsubj _ _ 5 have have AUX VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 6 aux _ _ 6 seen see VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part 2 acl:relcl _ _ 7 : : PUNCT : _ 10 punct _ _ 8 it it PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 10 nsubj _ _ 9 is be AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 10 cop _ _ 10 good good ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 1 parataxis _ _ 11 , , PUNCT , _ 16 punct _ _ 12 yea yea INTJ UH _ 16 discourse _ _ 13 , , PUNCT , _ 12 punct _ _ 14 it it PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 16 expl _ _ 15 is be AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 16 cop _ _ 16 comely comely ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 10 parataxis _ _ 17 for for SCONJ IN _ 20 mark _ _ 18 one one NUM CD NumForm=Word|NumType=Card 20 nsubj _ _ 19 to to PART TO _ 20 mark _ _ 20 eat eat VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 16 csubj _ _ 21 and and CCONJ CC _ 23 cc _ _ 22 to to PART TO _ 23 mark _ _ 23 drink drink VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 20 conj _ _ 24 , , PUNCT , _ 27 punct _ _ 25 and and CCONJ CC _ 27 cc _ _ 26 to to PART TO _ 27 mark _ _ 27 enjoy enjoy VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 20 conj _ _ 28 pleasure pleasure NOUN NN Number=Sing 27 obj _ _ 29 for for ADP IN _ 32 case _ _ 30 all all DET PDT PronType=Tot 32 det:predet _ _ 31 his his PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 32 nmod:poss _ _ 32 labour labour NOUN NN Number=Sing 27 obl _ _ 33 , , PUNCT , _ 36 punct _ _ 34 wherein wherein ADV WRB PronType=Rel 36 advmod _ _ 35 he he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 36 nsubj _ _ 36 laboureth labour VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Style=Arch|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 32 acl:relcl _ _ 37 under under ADP IN _ 39 case _ _ 38 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 39 det _ _ 39 sun sun NOUN NN Number=Sing 36 obl _ _ 40 , , PUNCT , _ 43 punct _ _ 41 all all DET PDT PronType=Tot 43 det:predet _ _ 42 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 43 det _ _ 43 days day NOUN NNS Number=Plur 36 obl:unmarked _ _ 44 of of ADP IN _ 46 case _ _ 45 his his PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 46 nmod:poss _ _ 46 life life NOUN NN Number=Sing 43 nmod _ _ 47 which which PRON WDT PronType=Rel 50 obj _ _ 48 God God PROPN NNP Number=Sing 50 nsubj _ _ 49 hath have AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Style=Arch|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 50 aux _ _ 50 given give VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part 43 acl:relcl _ _ 51 him he PRON PRP Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 50 iobj _ _ 52 ; ; PUNCT : _ 57 punct _ _ 53 for for SCONJ IN _ 57 mark _ _ 54 this this PRON DT Number=Sing|PronType=Dem 57 nsubj _ _ 55 is be AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 57 cop _ _ 56 his his PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 57 nmod:poss _ _ 57 portion portion NOUN NN Number=Sing 16 advcl _ _ 58 . . PUNCT . _ 1 punct _ _ ``` ## Pragmatics {#pragmatics} - form: statement - act: assert - voice: narrator - polarity: pos - teacher: kept the draft | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **behold** | imperative | you *not said here* | that | | | | | vn sight-30.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer that=Stimulus | | 2 | **see** | present · perfect | I | | | | | | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer which=Stimulus | | 3 | **is** | present | wrath | | | | | good *property* | tree rules | | 4 | **is** | present | | | | | | comely *property* | tree rules | | 5 | **eat** | to-infinitive | one | | | | | | vn eat-39.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent | | 6 | **drink** | to-infinitive | one *not said here* | | | | | | vn eat-39.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent | | 7 | **enjoy** | to-infinitive | one *not said here* | pleasure | | | | for evil's labour | vn admire-31.2 «NP V NP PP.attribute»: agent=Experiencer pleasure=Stimulus for labour=Attribute | | 8 | **labour** | present | evil | | | the sun | day | wherein *property* | vn work-73.2 «NP V»: agent=Agent | | 9 | **give** | present · perfect | God | all days of evil's life | evil | | | | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP-Dative NP»: agent=Agent he=Recipient which=Theme | | 10 | **is a** | present | this | evil's portion | | | | | tree rules | One row per clause the reader finds. «not said here»: a role filled from the clause above. «roles by»: a VerbNet class and frame when one fits the verb, else the reader's rules on the tree. ## The Hebrew of this verse {#hebrew} הִנֵּ֞ה אֲשֶׁר־רָאִ֣יתִי אָ֗נִי ט֣וֹב אֲשֶׁר־יָפֶ֣ה לֶֽאֶכוֹל־וְ֠לִשְׁתּוֹת וְלִרְא֨וֹת טוֹבָ֜ה בְּכָל־עֲמָל֣וֹ ׀ שֶׁיַּעֲמֹ֣ל תַּֽחַת־הַשֶּׁ֗מֶשׁ מִסְפַּ֧ר יְמֵי־חַיָּ֛יואֲשֶׁר־נָֽתַן־ל֥וֹ הָאֱלֹהִ֖ים כִּי־ה֥וּא חֶלְקֽוֹ׃ [Ecclesiastes 5:17: the Hebrew tree, its pragmatics and the Targum →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/ECC.5.17/) **Source.** The Holy Scriptures according to the Masoretic Text, Jewish Publication Society, 1917, from eBible.org: public domain. 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